Stephanie joined Life with Cancer at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in November 2022 as an Oncology Nurse Navigator to provide support, education, and resources to patients and family members impacted by genitourinary cancer. Born in Sydney, Australia, Stephanie completed her bachelor’s degree in nursing at the University of Wollongong and worked with both adults […]

Annabel joined Life with Cancer at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in August 2022 as an Oncology Nurse Navigator to provide support, education, and guidance to patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. After graduating with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Villanova University in 2017, Annabel worked with hospitalized surgical, oncology, and transplant patients in […]

Sofi joined Life with Cancer in January 2021 as an Oncology Nurse Navigator working at Inova Fairfax Hospital. She brings more than 25 years of oncology experience in adult oncology, adult and pediatric bone marrow transplant, and pediatric oncology. Sofi earned her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Minnesota State University and earned a Master’s […]

Jessica joined Life with Cancer in January 2021 as an Oncology Nurse Navigator. Jessica earned her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing at York College of Pennsylvania in 2006 and subsequently worked her entire career with the pediatric oncology population as a certified pediatric oncology nurse. She started at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and then worked in […]

Karen came to Inova Life with Cancer in December 2019 with over 35 years of oncology nursing experience, which includes inpatient, outpatient infusion, staff education, home care and hospice. She has previously worked for Inova Health System on the medical oncology unit, Inova Learning Network and was the Clinical Nurse Specialist for almost a decade […]

Laura has spent her entire career working in the field of oncology. She received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from James Madison University, where she was named Virginia’s Nursing Student of the Year. She started her nursing career at Inova Fairfax Hospital, and has also worked at an outpatient oncology clinic. Laura is a certified […]

Emily joined Life with Cancer as an Oncology Nurse Navigator in 2019.  She earned BSN from Johns Hopkins University and also has a BA in Mathematics and Hispanic Studies from Scripps College.  Emily worked as an inpatient oncology nurse at Memorial Sloan Kettering and as an outpatient oncology nurse at the Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Center.  […]

Rebecca DiPatri, RN, BSN, OCN® has twenty years of clinical oncology nursing experience. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Virginia where she graduated cum laude. Among her many accomplishments, Rebecca has presented at national conferences for the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) and Association of Oncology Social Workers (AOSW). She […]

Christine joined Inova in 1991 as a new graduate nurse and the Life with Cancer team in 2013. She is a seasoned oncology nurse, with over 29 years’ experience at Inova. She has worked in many areas across the system which include medical, radiation oncology, stem cell transplant and as an Oncology educator for nurses. […]

Mary Kay’s nursing career began in Pennsylvania, where after six months as a new graduate nurse, she found her love of oncology nursing. After three years in PA, she joined Inova as a clinical staff nurse on the Oncology/ Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at Inova Fairfax Hospital and worked for 22 years as a Night […]